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Fonzoids are the male mainifestaion of the current retro fifties subculture. They are distiguished by 1950s era hair dos like pompadour and duck tails. Clothing is can range from the proletarian working class vibe(sleeveless t-shirts,peg leg jeans, leather motorcycle jackets and either engineer boots or old school canvas sneakers) to a more glam rockabilly styles similar to the British "Teddies".
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Brian Seltzer of the Stay Cats is a good example of the latter. The drug of choice among Fonzoids is simple...Beer, beer and more beer. Most proletarian Fonzoids reject microbrews in favor of chaep brands like Budwiser,Pabst and Lucky Lager. This coupled with preferences to cigaerette brands like Lucky Strikes and Old Golds provide props to authnticate the simple,down to earth mileiu of fonzoid culture. You wont find much marijauna or psychedlic action with Fonzoid hijinks...no sir! If a fonzoid took Exctasy...it might result in him liking...Techno! Fonzoids like their intoxication a litte more down to earth and so when a fonzoid really feela like "cutting the rug", beer is usually augmented with more potent spirits like whisky. Fonzoid dwellings are usually decorated with artifacts from the era they so identify with. This can include retro furniture,toys and culural mamoribilia.Also, Fonzoids prefer automobles from the fifties and sixties.No self respecting fonzoid would'nt be caught dead in a Lexus.Some of the more intense fonzoids will ride a old school Harley.These are greatl... |
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